I am thinking of buying a medieval house in an isolated area of Spain. I would like to know two things, I weigh 115 kilos, could I carry two grocery bags in this? And another, would it be possible to install a 2400 cc Kawasaki engine? hahahaha
@@PrimoStracciatella Derek Piggott's 1961 flight at Lasham Field? The Puffin at Hatfield Aerodrome? The Monarch and the Daedalus built and flown by MIT students? The Gossamer Albatross crossing the English channel in the late 70s? Do you people read? At all? 😐
I am in AWE !!!! Spent all day imagining if a flying bicycle would be possible, and finally found this!! This is so so inspiring, I'm out of myself wtf wow!!!!!!!!!!!
In terms of cost of materials, it's not very expensive but it takes a lot of time to build one and a fraction of a second to break one but it's great fun flying it!
@@pilotpatty I would very much like to build one! Do you know of some link with construction info, or someone I can contact to ask some basics? Thanks for any answer!! 🙏
Absolutely amazing. Very impressed by the design and execution. Well done to the whole team. Hoping you are all well and improving in 2021. All the best from Panama 🇵🇦
Damn the pilot: he has youth, light weight and a great power output on his side. Well done from this cycling glider pilot, who has passed his SRM on to his son.
There is a Royal Aeronautical Society prize exactly for that purpose (The Kremer Sport Prize). The aircraft must be contained in a road transportable trailer, assembled within 30 minutes flown both directions around a 1500m triangular course in 2 separate flights (30 min rest allowed) then put pack in the trailer 30 mins after completing the second flight. The average wind speed must be above 11mph. The prize is £100,000!
That was Yuta Watanabe with team 'BIRDMAN HOUSE Iga' during Japan's Birdman rally. This was a human powered airplane. Everyone is way behind in HPA tech when compared to the Japanese and the geniuses from the late 70s and 80s. The MIT Daedalus 88 still holds the record at 72.4 miles (116.5 Km) in 3 hours 54 minutes.
I just keep watching this... Absolutely stunning! Will we ever see such a huge leap in performance again? I am going to build one in a few years, I assure you!
@@gingef5197 Imagine a world where the passengers by your side are guaranteed to be sweaty. Bascally a paradise for some kinky comunities, but a nightmare for the other 99% of the population.
I honestly thought human powered flight would never happen. I stand corrected! Very well done! Beautiful bird as well! Is the pilot a world-class cyclist? Or is he an in shape, lifeweight guy? Again very well done!
Thanks! Yes I would say that the pilot is a top level lightweight amatuer cyclist. His current power to weight numbers are on the verge of that required for a domestic professional cyclist.
Yes, this is exactly what they do at the Japanese International Birdman Rally. They start from a 30 metre platform. Most of these HPAs have around a 20:1 glide ratio.
I believe there will be an upgrade in the pedaling mechanism and prop design after this flight. It's great to see this historical event become a reality😊😊😊
It has been higher than in this video accidentally a few times and it is very stable. If the regulations allowed I would have no reservations about flying it higher in calm conditions.
Surely that is just the record at this Icarus cup thing. Since I just saw a video of a Japanese guy fly in a large triangle and cover 60km, which outdoes this video by a huge margin.
@@pilotpatty I don't know if i am qualified to say this without knowing the actual design and gear ratio used speed up the rotors.. but seating design should have been like the actual bicycle..so that it gives less stress to pilot who's peddling... Just a thought.... great work...🙏🙏🙏
Yesterday, i imagined doing this , I was wondering if it could be done since bicycle powered by us can easily reach 30km/hr speed and flapping speed of birds wings is not so high, so thought our muscle power would be enough to flap the wings to create lift and searched for it if it has already been done, and came across this video, impressive!! best thing about human powered design is there's no risk of fire from fuel leak after the crash! also, the speed of flight is extremely low, the chances of fatal crash is negligible!! I am impressed!!
The idea is actually aircraft designer John Edgley's who also designed the ducted fan Optica reconnaissance aircraft. There are only 2 of this model "Aerocyle" in existence but I do know that John's construction methods are very repeatable and there are a lot of design similarities with John Mcintire's "Airglow" human powered aircraft which is still flying 30+ years on!
essencialmente é um planador (avião sem motor). Se o piloto parar de pedalar ele plainará ("cairá com estilo" - Cowboy Wood de Toy Story) até chegar ao chão.
Totally Awesome !!!! Excellent design!!! With better materials in the future performance will improve !!!!!!!!! we need a factory to mass produce those gliders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the only thing i would do different would be placing pedals below pilot more like a bike and have a seat to sit back in when resting. -center of gravity would become an issue however. -might be easier to pedal.
I agree with your observation on the pilot's pedalling position. Most of the team pedal normal bikes for the largest part of the year. i have built a wooden chair to sit over the back of my turbo trainer so that i can replicate this position. The difference in power output is massive but the increase in drag by having a deeper pod is quite significant and I think that is why this model was designed with a recumbent pod.
ok that makes sense. when i was a kid we had a national geographic magazine with an article about a pedal powered glider like that. it was made of carbon tubing and pink foam and clear plastic. i always thought this technology was amazing. would love to try flying one some day.
The idea of flying with just pedals is the type of dangerous thrill id happily risk my life for. It looks so scary yet so euphoric.
You can't have engine failure
@@ChristmasEve777leg starts cramping
I am thinking of buying a medieval house in an isolated area of Spain. I would like to know two things, I weigh 115 kilos, could I carry two grocery bags in this? And another, would it be possible to install a 2400 cc Kawasaki engine? hahahaha
@@razzy1it can glide
@@mishaalsaleh It can glide, but if your in a plane and your engines fail who cares if you can glide. It's still engine failure
My goodness
I just can’t believe that he was in the air with pedal power, it’s amazing.
You can probably tell that I feel the same way by my excited shouting on the video!
They already did this 40+ years ago...and better.
@@houstonhelicoptertours1006 how ?
@@houstonhelicoptertours1006 Please post a link where you got this information.
@@PrimoStracciatella
Derek Piggott's 1961 flight at Lasham Field? The Puffin at Hatfield Aerodrome? The Monarch and the Daedalus built and flown by MIT students? The Gossamer Albatross crossing the English channel in the late 70s?
Do you people read? At all? 😐
I am in AWE !!!!
Spent all day imagining if a flying bicycle would be possible, and finally found this!! This is so so inspiring, I'm out of myself wtf wow!!!!!!!!!!!
In terms of cost of materials, it's not very expensive but it takes a lot of time to build one and a fraction of a second to break one but it's great fun flying it!
@@pilotpatty I would very much like to build one! Do you know of some link with construction info, or someone I can contact to ask some basics? Thanks for any answer!! 🙏
Somebody must be extremely fit!
This sport need to be in the Olympics! Beutiful 🙏
Making this an Olympic sport is one of the core aims of the British Human Powered Flying Club and I'm sure the Japanese International Birdman Rally
Good comment
I would watch that
first of all many competitor make their own planes witlh different design so is really hard to judge fairness of the "athletic" aspect of this sport.
@@ardinsalim9048 That kind of thing has happened in a lot of sports. That's why standardization is a thing.
Fuel consumption: two hamburgers per hour..
add two spoonful of chilli or ginger sauce.
And one big Coke 🥤
No, but we can put panel surya on the wings, and small engine to free energy.,
haha
And 3 G-fuel
Extraordinary! Something many people have dreamed of. Great device, great flight!
Absolutely amazing. Very impressed by the design and execution. Well done to the whole team. Hoping you are all well and improving in 2021. All the best from Panama 🇵🇦
Thanks Jim. We're hopeful that we will get some meaningful flying done this year. We never got off the ground in 2020.
leonard da vinci would be happy if he were still alive today
If he were still alive today he would be happy in any case.
2ham burgers per mile
No
Well said, I thought u spoke it earlier... Yeah ure right
👍amazing
Great!!This flight encourages us every year.
Congratulations on completing the triangle and slalom.
Why wasn’t this all over the UK news? Why do we have to watch crap about footballer chavs instead? Shame on you UK press!
Media allover the world the same, just showing crap over positive news.
Bang on
our society values being able to kick a ball many thousands of times more than becoming a bird
this plane is really cool but I'm not actually sure if the plane is able to fly without the wind support coming across to plane
Because the record is over 35 km, accross the british Channel, in 1979...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCready_Gossamer_Albatross
That thing is freaking awesome, the invention is damn near genius! Would love to test fly it
Damn the pilot: he has youth, light weight and a great power output on his side. Well done from this cycling glider pilot, who has passed his SRM on to his son.
spectacular performance, congratulations and good luck with further record attempts!
That's some precision flying. Well done.
You guys are fantastic! I would love it if this human pedaled aircraft flying is used for sporting or recreational activities.
There is a Royal Aeronautical Society prize exactly for that purpose (The Kremer Sport Prize). The aircraft must be contained in a road transportable trailer, assembled within 30 minutes flown both directions around a 1500m triangular course in 2 separate flights (30 min rest allowed) then put pack in the trailer 30 mins after completing the second flight. The average wind speed must be above 11mph. The prize is £100,000!
I love that the individual following him and filming is on a bicycle.
Cheating I'm afraid. I was on an electric bike!
A Japanese guy flew his self powered plane a distance of 60km a few years ago. It was at Lake Biwa in central Japan.
Check it out. It’s unbelievable.
That's a different category this is ONLY HUMAN POWERED
In 1979 the Gossamer Albatross crossed the English Channel.
That was Yuta Watanabe with team 'BIRDMAN HOUSE Iga' during Japan's Birdman rally. This was a human powered airplane. Everyone is way behind in HPA tech when compared to the Japanese and the geniuses from the late 70s and 80s. The MIT Daedalus 88 still holds the record at 72.4 miles (116.5 Km) in 3 hours 54 minutes.
@@Zalex612 Didn't the replicate Daedalus' flight in the Aegean?
Last year a bird was measured crossing 7,500 miles (12,000 km) flying 11 days without landing.
Just don't show that bird this video.
Loved it, one of the best thing I watched on the internet!!
Hello! Can I share this video on my youtube channel? I will give you credit of course. I will only share about 20 seconds of video footage. Thank you!
Unbelievable Well done.Lifting all the weights of the machine
Это грандиозно! Молодцы! И конструкция исключительно грамотная
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I just keep watching this... Absolutely stunning! Will we ever see such a huge leap in performance again? I am going to build one in a few years, I assure you!
You should come to the next Icarus Cup. DO you live close to the UK?
@@pilotpatty I live in Belgium. I don't know about the next one, but I will be there in a few years.
Complete?
Wonder if this is strong enough to fly in thermals and use the pedal power for in between flying?
That's a good motivation not to stop the exercise after exaustion
haha indeed!
Healthy long haul travel is to be introduced by BOING, Passenger peddles for all passengers.
@@gingef5197 Imagine a world where the passengers by your side are guaranteed to be sweaty. Bascally a paradise for some kinky comunities, but a nightmare for the other 99% of the population.
@@pdapdp7913The gym community*
OMG!!! That was Kit!!!! He has some power there!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah baby woooooooo!!!!!!!
Brilliant performance by the pilot and team.
I honestly thought human powered flight would never happen. I stand corrected! Very well done! Beautiful bird as well! Is the pilot a world-class cyclist? Or is he an in shape, lifeweight guy? Again very well done!
Thanks! Yes I would say that the pilot is a top level lightweight amatuer cyclist. His current power to weight numbers are on the verge of that required for a domestic professional cyclist.
Search for: Daedalus 88. Nearly 73 miles of Human Powered Flight.
Must given nobel prize for such great invention
Wow well done !! That was exciting!
I’m more amazed by the guy who’s running just behind the propeller in full awareness that if his grip slips he’ll lose his head
Now if only you can figure out how to attach a cordless 48volt Ryobi drill to that thing, a few spare batteries and we got us a Teslaplane
4:24 "Whoaaa! Go around again!" The feeling the Wright Bros must have felt at on that day.
Man, I'd love a go on that thing.
@@thetravellersboots probably not 😂 I'd say I'd make it about 5 yards. That's being generous.
I'd love to build one👍
@@Yarp-xj3rd why not, 5 yards in that plane is probably worth the thrill
I’d say I could do better I’m only 14 and excelling in sports
We're probably looking at the future of aviation. Greta the Great approves.
My guy IS leg day and nothing else. Can barely hold his head up, but hes ALL legs
If you started from up high I imagine you could actually go a fair distance in this thing
Yes, this is exactly what they do at the Japanese International Birdman Rally. They start from a 30 metre platform. Most of these HPAs have around a 20:1 glide ratio.
I believe there will be an upgrade in the pedaling mechanism and prop design after this flight. It's great to see this historical event become a reality😊😊😊
That was beautiful!
Thank you!
Absolutely fantastic performance !!!
Super perfect landing 😍😍
😲😲😲😲 Oh my goodness no no ways pedal power like that it's so amazing
7k views?????? this is absolutely amazing.
Absolutely fantastic! I want to fly that thing.
Question; when you stop pedaling does the prop stop as well? For “Gliding” purposes..?
Impressive, I was recently thinking if possibke to build an aircraft human powered...Congrats!
Anyone know how many watts he averaged for that effort? Impressive cycling performance!
not that much. Watch the guy in the cyvle helicopter though, he has an outstanding cycling rate
@Jeff C impossible for that long.
Its around 400 to 500 i think
Started in a video recently that it was around 300-350 for sustained flight
@@emmber19 Half a horsepower is very good for an amateur
His reply to “Go round again,” was probably short and to the point.
What an amazing thing.... Does this fly due to ground effect or could it fly higher ?
It has been higher than in this video accidentally a few times and it is very stable. If the regulations allowed I would have no reservations about flying it higher in calm conditions.
Thank you, you made my dream come true.
That is a bike I wouldn't mind renting to go sightseeing.
This was an amazing accomplishment!
Congrats, magnificent man and his flying machine
Flying man...best of luck!
Большое спасибо. Класс. Супер. Молодцы
Wow. After watching the videos of flight mishaps and seeing this. Wow you guys are geniuses and you made it look easy
John Edgely the designer is a genius. I'm just one of the grunts who pedals it and not as well a Kit in this video. But thanks!
Simplesmente magnífico
Surely that is just the record at this Icarus cup thing. Since I just saw a video of a Japanese guy fly in a large triangle and cover 60km, which outdoes this video by a huge margin.
What is the name of the video of the? Still this was fine 3 years ago, by that time it probably was a world record.
@@wilhelmhesse1348 th-cam.com/video/lkICYRL67FU/w-d-xo.html
Whoohoo! Fascinating :) :)
i would say this is just a slow defending vehicle but i did actually see it go up i gotta check out the progress on this!!!
That is so cool, wow
This should be an official sport
That's an aircraft powered by a 25 cc engine...
That was magnificent!
Just flew in, and boy are my legs tired!
Que hermoso!!! Quisiera ser el Piloto y vivir ese instante que el avión deja de tocar tierra...!!! Debió ser MARAVI👍👍👍👏👏
This should be produce commercially. With wing can be retracted.
The wings do retract onto a frame for storage. The design would be possible to reproduce but there have only been 2 made so far.
@@pilotpatty I don't know if i am qualified to say this without knowing the actual design and gear ratio used speed up the rotors.. but seating design should have been like the actual bicycle..so that it gives less stress to pilot who's peddling... Just a thought.... great work...🙏🙏🙏
Yesterday, i imagined doing this , I was wondering if it could be done since bicycle powered by us can easily reach 30km/hr speed and flapping speed of birds wings is not so high, so thought our muscle power would be enough to flap the wings to create lift and searched for it if it has already been done, and came across this video, impressive!!
best thing about human powered design is there's no risk of fire from fuel leak after the crash! also, the speed of flight is extremely low, the chances of fatal crash is negligible!! I am impressed!!
I imagine that you could get a longer, easier flight using a recumbent design.
Feet above buttocks for most output.
Wouldn't that reduce the pilot's view of the ground and surroundings? Preserving field of view might be worth the reduced efficiency.
@@Cimreau You could add side mirrors in the speed wrap to compensate.
My goodness!! This is even better than the Barney Rubble copter!! His human-powered craft took two people pedaling.
Now fly over a body of water!!
*_Muito show!! Parabéns👏👏👏🇧🇷_*
Obrigado
Congratulations!!! Excellent job
caution, wake turbulence :)
@ Roaming Adhocrat, air turbulence might not happened in low altitude flight.
From proceeding seagull.
@@sahilsardar1237 it definitely does. It's a little different though.
Congratulations !!!
Greetings from Brasil
Put Chris Froome in there. That guy can pedal all day.
What an effort. Kudos 😊😊
Это было превосходно!!! Naise!!
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Amazing, just amazing, you tell me ideas
I'm sitting here thinking why hasn't someone helped you bankrole this novel idea
The idea is actually aircraft designer John Edgley's who also designed the ducted fan Optica reconnaissance aircraft. There are only 2 of this model "Aerocyle" in existence but I do know that John's construction methods are very repeatable and there are a lot of design similarities with John Mcintire's "Airglow" human powered aircraft which is still flying 30+ years on!
Keep flying bro you are doing good also the plane you are so far enough withlut hitting the runwayground
Haja força ! E se o cara quiser descansar ?
essencialmente é um planador (avião sem motor). Se o piloto parar de pedalar ele plainará ("cairá com estilo" - Cowboy Wood de Toy Story) até chegar ao chão.
@@zesegatto ué man , tipo um ultra leve, mas eu não confio naquela asa ! Dá a impressão de que vai quebrar !
That was incredible! Awesome!
Thanks so much!
I meant to say “ certainly doesn’t look overpowered “ before auto correct got at it.
Bahut bahut dhuniya .....sasakoie apurba .....asom indiar pora
damn the Flintstones are getting smarter
Just high enough to stay out of the reach of zombies. Going in my zombie plan.
Why is her sat like that not very energy efficient as he is not using his full body to power his plane
Because they aren't intelligent enough to design it. Not trying to be a jerk, it's just true.
that's the most efficient position for sustained power
Those men with their wonderful flying machines. But you still need three more guys to take off.
We do take off unassisted as a separate competition but it's as much for not breaking the machine as it is to conserve energy
quem veio pelo ibere? kkk
Fiquei sabendo lá que existiam bicicletas voadoras, ai tive que conferir se esse trem funcionava mesmo.
@@condedevilarica muito massa, funciona perfeitamente kkk
Kkkkkkkkkkkk
Só eles me fazem ver a Física e química de um jeito divertido! É um um dos melhores canais do TH-cam!
é nois
should make the gears longer so he does not have to pedal as hard
There should be a record prize for the heaviest person to achieve lift under his own power.
I was thinking of a competition where the person that carries the biggest extra weight across a kilometer or mile wins.
Totally Awesome !!!! Excellent design!!! With better materials in the future performance will improve !!!!!!!!! we need a factory to mass produce those gliders !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the only thing i would do different would be placing pedals below pilot more like a bike and have a seat to sit back in when resting. -center of gravity would become an issue however. -might be easier to pedal.
I agree with your observation on the pilot's pedalling position. Most of the team pedal normal bikes for the largest part of the year. i have built a wooden chair to sit over the back of my turbo trainer so that i can replicate this position. The difference in power output is massive but the increase in drag by having a deeper pod is quite significant and I think that is why this model was designed with a recumbent pod.
ok that makes sense. when i was a kid we had a national geographic magazine with an article about a pedal powered glider like that. it was made of carbon tubing and pink foam and clear plastic. i always thought this technology was amazing. would love to try flying one some day.
coolest aircaft ever. i´ve been dreaming about such machine since I learnt to read and was able to read "Záhada hlavolamu" by Jaroslav Foglar.
i had to google that but it sounds like a great story!
Good job!
Excellent working
Fabulous performance.
I like it its along long time...good job sir Amazing 👍👍👍
What about putting an ebike motor and bettery in this and turning it into a pedal assist?
super cool flight, awesome machine and a skilled, fit pilot.
Wonderful effort .i love it.
Well Done: great effort. Congratulations.
Nxt will be a motorised icarus
Congrats